Burnett, Edna

Mrs. Edna E. Burnett, 103, of Portales, died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.

She was born on April 9, 1902, in Waco, Texas, to Charles and Mary Belle Wortham.

She moved to Causey in 1906. She married Arther Edward Burnett on May 5, 1928, in Portales. Family members said she loved quilting, sewing, cross-stitching, gardening and tending to her flowers. She was a charter member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Portales.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a daughter, Viola Walker; seven sisters; and three brothers.